Events

Venice Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Campanile di San Marco

by ITALY | Tue, 05/01/2012 - 04:10

words by Gabi LoganVenice celebrated the 100th anniversary of the reconstruction of Venice’s Campanile (bell tower) of San Marco, adjacent to the Doge’s Palace…

Culture

Rome Celebrates the Labour Day Holiday with Primo Maggio “Concertone”

by ITALY | Mon, 04/30/2012 - 03:42

words by Gabi Logan This Tuesday, Italians are on holiday for the Festa del Lavoro (Labour Day). Also known as May Day, the Primo Maggio (May First) concert…

Avant-garde Contemporary Art Museum Burns Its Collection to Protest Budget Cuts

by ITALY | Tue, 04/24/2012 - 07:06

words by Gabi LoganAntonio Manfredi, director of the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum (CAM), is setting three works of art from the museum’s collection on fire…

‘Milan Closets’ Photo Exhibit Offers A Look At the Real Milan

by ITALY | Fri, 04/20/2012 - 04:06

words by Gabi LoganYoung Milanese photographer Pietro Baroni exposes the private side of Italy’s fashion capital in his online photo exhibition ‘Milan Closets…

Lifestyle

Il Volo—Italy’s Three Young Tenors—Announce Tour with Barbara Streisand

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 04/19/2012 - 08:43

Italy’s teenage tenor trio Il Volo announced on the Sunday RaiDue program “Quelli che il Calcio” that they will tour America with Barbara Streisand this fall.…

Michelangelo’s Florentine Architecture Goes on World Tour

by ITALY | Thu, 04/19/2012 - 06:37

words by Gabi LoganMichelangelo Buonarroti’s architectural works are on virtual display this month at the 19th Annual Restoration Arts and Cultural…

Top Brands Unveil New Designs Today at the Milan Furniture Fair

by ITALY | Tue, 04/17/2012 - 07:08

words by Gabi LoganFrom the 17th to the 22nd of April, the international design community is congregating at the Salone Internationale del Mobile (…

Lifestyle

Laura Morante’s Directorial Debut Ciliegine Opens in Italian Theatres

by ITALY | Mon, 04/16/2012 - 05:18

words by Gabi Logan This past Friday, actress Laura Morante’s directorial debut Ciliegine opened in 50 Italian theatres. Morante co-wrote, co-produced, and…

Umberto Eco and Diego Marani Finalists for the 2012 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize

by ITALY | Thu, 04/12/2012 - 03:44

words by Gabi LoganToday, the British reading and writing charity Booktrust announced the shortlist for the 2012 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (IFFP).…

Rare Sculptures from Gemito and Prominent 19th-Century Neapolitan Sculptors Exhibited in Tuscany this Spring

by ITALY | Wed, 04/11/2012 - 06:08

words by Gabi LoganFrom the 11th of March 2012 through the 27th of May 2012, Il Cassero in Montevarchi (AR) unites 70 rarely-seen works of art in the exhibit "…